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Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Sneaky Snouts provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the animal lives. Additional text features,...

This book introduces readers to meerkats and their family groups. Find out where they live and how they work together, and learn why they are called a mob. Additional features to aid comprehension include an activity or craft, a phonetic glossary, infographics, sources for further research, and critical thinking questions to help readers connect with the text. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Detailed maps Educational front/back...

Entry Level Reader Guided Reading Level C: Mole goes to the Beach Meet Mole in this very simple 12-page reader. In this book, short sentences are paired with fun illustrations to get kids reading about Mole and his trip to the beach. Sample Text: Mole plays in the sand. Mole swims with the fish. This book part of the Entry Level Reader series from Xist Publishing. Entry Level Readers are very short and suitable for kids just learning to read.

Excerpt: "Bow I always begin a story that way. It is what you Two-Legged Folks call "making your bow." With us dogs it means "Hello" and "How do you do" and "Good morning" and-and lots of other things too. And sometimes it means "Look out " You see, we have so many ways of saying it. Perhaps someday, I'll tell you how to know just what we mean when we say "Bow "-like that-sort of quick and friendly; and what we mean when we say it slow and gruff,...

A basic overview of the life cycle of a deer.

Do you want to be amazed by Hippopotamus pictures? Let's see color photos of Hippos!You and your child will find pictures of Hippos in short simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books.Hippopotamus: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids. It is Book 20 in the Kids Learn with Pictures Series. This book is around a clear concept: see pictures of Hippos.This is a stock photo book of animals that ASK QUESTIONS of the pictures...

Readers will learn what mammals are, some of the different kinds, and all about their shared characteristics. Title is filled with cool, full-bleed photographs of the animals and simple sentences. This title is written at a Level 1, specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

This book introduces readers to rhinos and their family groups. Find out where they live and how they work together, and learn why they are called a crash. Additional features to aid comprehension include an activity or craft, a phonetic glossary, infographics, sources for further research, and critical thinking questions to help readers connect with the text. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Detailed maps Educational front/back...

This book introduces readers to cheetahs and their family groups. Find out where they live and how they work together, and learn why they are called a coalition. Additional features to aid comprehension include an activity or craft, a phonetic glossary, infographics, sources for further research, and critical thinking questions to help readers connect with the text. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Detailed maps Educational...

A group of spotted hyenas has just killed a gazelle. It's time to eat! But not every hyena digs in at once. The females eat first. Next, cubs eat, and then the males. In a hyena clan, females rule! They hunt, care for young, and protect the clan's territory. Take a look at spotted hyenas and the important roles females play to ensure the clan's survival.